Shooting in ex slow shutter mode, Shooting in auto shutter mode, Adjusting the iris – Sony PMW-EX3 User Manual
Page 59: Recording in auto iris mode, Auto iris mode, Manual iris mode, Iris switch iris ring
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Adjusting the Iris
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Record
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For details on the Direct menu, see “Direct Menu
Operation” on page 24.
Select “EX Slow Shutter” from the CAMERA
SET menu.
Set “Setting” to “On,” and specify the number of
accumulated frames with “Number of Frames.”
You can select from among 16, 32, and 64 frames.
Notes
• EX Slow Shutter cannot be used in SP 1080/24P
mode or Slow & Quick Motion mode.
• The SHUTTER switch has no effect on the EX
Slow Shutter setting.
• The EX Slow Shutter On/Off setting cannot be
changed during recording.
• You cannot set the camcorder to Full Auto
mode (page 49) when the EX Slow Shutter
mode is set to “On.”
When you set the camcorder to Full Auto mode
(page 49), Auto Shutter is forcibly selected.
When Full Auto mode is off, you can
independently turn Auto Shutter mode on by
setting “Auto Shutter” to “On” with “TLCS”
(page 118) of the CAMERA SET menu.
Adjust the iris opening according to the
brightness of the subject.
Auto Iris mode
The iris is automatically adjusted according to the
brightness of the subject.
Manual Iris mode
Adjust the iris opening using the iris ring or with
a menu operation.
When the camcorder is in Full Auto mode (page
49), Auto Iris mode is forcibly turned on.
When Full Auto mode is off, you can turn it on by
setting the IRIS switch to AUTO.
You can select the target level (to make the
picture brighter or darker) of the Auto Iris control.
(The gain control in AGC mode and the shutter
speed control in Auto Shutter mode are adjusted
in synchronization.)
To adjust the target level with the Setup menu
Set “Level” of “TLCS” (page 118) of the
CAMERA SET menu.
Shooting in EX Slow Shutter Mode
Shooting in Auto Shutter Mode
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CAMERA SET
Set t i ng
Number of Frames
: O f f
: 16
Au t o BLK Ba l ance
Gain Setup
Shu t t e r
EX Slow Shut t e r
Shot Tr ans i t ion
MF Ass i s t : O f f
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Adjusting the Iris
Recording in Auto Iris Mode
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IRIS switch
Iris ring